Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Concorde Career College-Portland

Portland, Oregon·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·concorde.edu/campus/portland-oregon
6-yr Graduation
76%
Total enrollment
172
peer median 444
Avg net price
$22,887
-$5.5k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
131
131 candidates competed
Admitted
127
96.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
107
84.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
76%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

11.0pp gap
Pell recipients
75%
Non-Pell
86%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 8 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
8
Passing
1
12.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

8programs
  • Passing1 · 12.5%
  • No Data7 · 87.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
7

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+88.6%
$68,056 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$20,000 debt · $68,056 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$9,500 debt · $38,125 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$16,483 debt · $67,917 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$9,500 debt · $42,460 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$9,500 debt · $60,178 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1968Next review Feb 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Sep 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  3. Sep 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,108
$30–48k$21,606
$48–75k$22,942
$75–110k$25,850
$110k+$26,961

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$22,887
-$5,497vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $28,385
Federal loans
68.4%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 735 students received $4.1M in Pell grants, alongside $6.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
735
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.1M
$4,090,483 total
Direct Loans
$6.2M
1,484 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.5M
726 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.3M
718 loan awards
Parent PLUS$413K
40 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 377 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (2.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.9%
+0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
377
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.2%
2017
13.0%
2018
9.3%
2019
2.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Concorde

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs10
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

74 total completions
01Health Professions
74100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
172
12-mo unduplicated
652
Undergraduate
652
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
11%71
Women
89%581

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
35.5%
White
28.5%
Unknown
16.7%
Black
11.3%
Asian
5.4%
Two or more
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
4.11
2 offenses · 487 students

3-year trend

10.732 yrs ago2.161 yr ago4.11Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
35.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
11

Concorde vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Concorde selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectConcorde Career College-Portland
76%172$22,887Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Sumner College
88.9%532$28,309Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus
81.3%416$30,749Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove
97.4%214$22,610Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-Reno
95.5%551$47,705Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle
471$28,460Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median76%92.2%444$28,385

Frequently asked questions about Concorde Career College-Portland

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Concorde.

What is the graduation rate at Concorde Career College-Portland?

Concorde Career College-Portland reports a 6-year graduation rate of 76% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Concorde Career College-Portland?

Concorde Career College-Portland reports a total enrollment of 172 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Concorde Career College-Portland?

The average net price at Concorde Career College-Portland is $22,887 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Concorde Career College-Portland?

Concorde Career College-Portland's yield rate is 84.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Concorde Career College-Portland located?

Concorde Career College-Portland is located in Portland, Oregon 97232-4203.

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